DDB New York named Madison Wharton as chief production officer. Wharton will be responsible for creating a new operational model and new capabilities for the integrated needs of the agency. She will report to Chris Brown, president and chief executive officer of DDB New York. Wharton previously served as executive ...

Following a stint at AKQA overseeing VISA's global World Cup initiative, and TBWA\Media Arts Lab in Shanghai working on Apple, Cristiano Alburitel has rejoined to Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners (BSSP) as director of new business. Alburitel previously worked at BSSP from 2007-2012 as account director on LucasArts, Adobe, Electronic ...

Wunderman New York added three to its creative department. Jeremy Kinder joins as group creative director. His career has spanned from traditional Madison Avenue agencies, such as McCann Erickson, to Silicon Valley companies like eBay. Cristen Ingram, associate creative director/copywriter, joins the agency from R/GA where she has spent the ...

DDB California named Jon Drawbaugh as head of production, responsible for leading and growing the integrated production unit. Drawbaugh will report to Todd Grantham, chief executive officer of DDB California. Drawbaugh joins DDB from Mullen LA, where he served as senior vice president, director of integrated production. While there, he ...

180LA hired David Povill and Dave Cuccinello as creative directors. The pair will lead the Mitsubishi Motors of North America account. Povill's work on brands like Old Spice ("Smellcome to Manhood") and Volkswagen have won numerous pencils and lions, and his Super Bowl spot for VW, "The Force," held a ...

Grupo Gallegos hired Sebastian Garin as executive creative director. Most recently, he was executive creative director at Leo Burnett in Mexico City, where he led creative for brands such as Corona, Kellogg's, Whirlpool and Always.